News From England

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 302, 31 May 1915, Page 6

News From England

i* f , THE SOUTHEND RAID. Received May 30, 11 a.m. ; London, May '29. The inquest on the people killed at Southend showed that an anti-aircraft ■hell killed a lady. London, May 2S. ' the child who was injured at Southend during the Zeppelin raid is dead. . _ BELGIAN'S FOR SERVICE. n** " i i(Times and Sydney Sfln Services.) ; Received May 29, 6.15 p.m. London, May: 2S. i The Belgian males in Britain aged IS .are to enrol before June 20. , PLEA. FOR NATIONAL SERVICE. j (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) ' Received May 29, 6.15 p.m. I London, May 29. j • The Times is printing a very large j plumber of letters showing a desire -.throughout the country that the Government should give the nation a clear and juumstakeable call for service. Received May 31, 12.5 a.m. London, May 30. X The week's unsatisfactory news has Increased the demand for national service. Lord Sydenham, Mr. Frederic Harrison, several headmasters of public Schools and others advocate national service from various standpoints. It is estiknated there are eight millions of military age in the United Kingdom. PUBLISHING PROHIBITED MATTER. London, May 2S. The Government has directed tho Judicial authorities to institute proceedings in the case of any infraction of the Defence of the Realm regulations by newspaper publication of prohibited matter. . ANTI-GERMAN UNION. London, May 28. A newly-formed anti-German union, in demonstration in the East End, demanded, besides the internment of hairdressers and waiters, t.'iat the Govern.ment should also intern rich Germans 'mingling in society and so becoming more dangerous. Speakers advocated the .Eussian example of expelling Germans £nd preventing their re-entry in future. ' IHE MUNITIONS COMMITTEE. ; ? (Received May 30, 11.10 a.m. London May 29. Dr. Addison, of the Board of Education, becomes Mr. Lloyd George's "pus! and go" man as under-secretary for th< Munitions Committee. ; TRADING WITH THE ENEMY, Peking, May 27. The French authorities have promulthroughout China drastic r?gulaftanF Kgainst Frenchmen trading witli the enemy. The hope is expressed thai Britain will do similarly.